Capt. Richard Currier

1673 - 1748  (74 years)

• Name	Richard Currier
  Birth	12 Apr 1673	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Land/House	1711 (37 years)	Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [5]
  Will	6 Jun 1744 (71 years)	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He mentions his children, John, Dorothy, Richard, Merriam, Aaron, Barnard, Mary, Moses, and Jonathan, as well as his wife, Dorothy.
  Death	8 Feb 1747/48	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 6]
  Probate/Proved	18 Apr 1748 (75 years)	Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY Of CAPt RICHARD CURRIER WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 8th 1747 IN THE 75th YEAR OF HIS AGE
  Siblings	8 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Hannah Currier,   b. 28 Mar 1670, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Jan 1699/1700, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 29 years)   2. Thomas Currier,   b. 28 Nov 1671, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Apr 1750, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) + 3. Capt. Richard Currier,   b. 12 Apr 1673, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Feb 1747/48, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) ▻ Dorothy Barnard,  m. 29 Aug 1695   4. Samuel Currier,   b. 3 Jan 1674/75, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Jul 1735, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)   5. Mary Currier,   b. 28 Nov 1676, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1766  (Age 89 years) + 6. Anne Currier,   b. Abt 1678, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1752, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years) ▻ Samuel Barnard,  m. 22 Oct 1696   7. William Currier,   b. 1680, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1752  (Age 72 years)   8. John Currier,   b. 1682/83, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Between 18 Mar 1742 and 12 Apr 1742, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Joseph Currier,   b. Abt 1685, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 19 Nov 1748, Amesbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 63 years)   10. Benjamin Currier,   b. 27 Mar 1688, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Aug 1748, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)   11. Ebenezer Currier,   b. 22 Aug 1690, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. > 12. Daniel Currier,   b. 31 May 1692, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Sep 1727, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 35 years) ▻ Sarah Brown,  m. 12 Dec 1717
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Currier,   b. 3 May 1616, England or Scotland d. 22 Feb 1686/87, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 70 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I714	Roy Line
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon Thomas Currier,   b. 8 Mar 1646, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Sep 1712, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Osgood,   b. 3 Mar 1649/50, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Nov 1705, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Dorothy Barnard,   b. Abt 1677, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Mar 1765, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1695	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 7, 8]
  Currier (1935) gives their marriage date as 19 August 1695.
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 4 months - She : ~ 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	7 sons and 4 daughters
  1. David Currier,   b. 17 Feb 1695/96, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1737, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Capt. Jonathan Currier,   b. 7 Feb 1698/99, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Oct 1762, South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 63 years) ▻ Ann Challis  m. 25 Jan 1721/22;   Judith Williams  m. 19 Apr 1744     3. Hannah Currier,   b. 31 Jul 1701, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Jun 1783, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Capt. John Currier,   b. 5 Apr 1704, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jun 1787, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Dorothy Currier,   b. 5 Nov 1706, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Lt. Richard Currier,   b. 12 Feb 1708, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Merriam Currier,   b. 10 Apr 1711, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Moses Currier,   b. Abt 1713, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Mar 1799 (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Aaron Currier,   b. 2 Jan 1716/17, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Banard Currier,   b. 15 Apr 1719, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Mary Currier,   b. 2 Aug 1722, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1744 (Age 22 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Capt. Richard Currier(1673 – 8 Feb 1747/48) 2Deacon Thomas Currier(1646 – 1712) 4Richard Currier(1616 – 22 Feb 1686/87) 5Ann( – 1676) 3Mary Osgood(3 Mar 1649/50 – 1705) 6William Osgood(Abt 1609 – 1700) 7Elizabeth

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Apr 1673 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 29 Aug 1695 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1711 - Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Will - 6 Jun 1744 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 8 Feb 1747/48 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 18 Apr 1748 - Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S621] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S818] Currier, John McNab. Genealogy of Ezra Currier of Bath, New Hampshire (1749-1825) and his Descendants, (Newport, Vermont: Orleans County Historical Society, 1910). [S842] Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 , (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1913). [S813] Currier, Richard Sawyer. Genealogical History of the Currier Family , (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital City Press, 1935). [S645] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume II, Reprint 1902, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1902). [S415] Anonymous, Amesbury Inscriptions, (The Essex Antiquarian, volume I, 1897). [S845] Brown, Asa W., "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1854, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854). [S846] Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 , (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Publishing Co., 1915).